Crude-oil burner.



wi/tuebozo G. D. MORTON.

CRUDE OIL BURNER.

APPLICATION FIL'ED IuIIE25. 1913.

1 ,'172 ,O32 Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

THE COLUMBIA PLANUGIAPH 60.. WASHINGTON, D. C.

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- mi I TED STATES PATENT orrro GEORGE D. MORTON, OF KEY WEST, FLORIDA.

CRUDE-OIL, BURNER.

T0 allwhom it may concern.

Be 1t known that I, Gnonen D. MonroN,

'a citizen of the United States, residing at sure; and one which is constructed sothat the formation of carbon upon theinterior of the burner will be practically eliminated, thus materially increasing the longevity of the burner and eliminating thenecessity of cleaning the same at short intervals.

Another object of this invention is the provision of means for carrying away or disposing of the condensation of the steam, thus admitting only dry steam to the mixing chamber of the burner and materially increasing the combustibility of the oil.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a crude oil burner in which the possibility of a back pressure of the steam upon the fuel inlet is entirely eliminated, thus allowing a constant flow of crude oil into the mixing chamber.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawing which shows the crude-oil burner proper in section. V

In referring to the drawings by numeral, 1 designates a hollow metallic tube which has exterior screw-threads formed upon both ends thereof, as at 2 and 3. Mounted upon the upper end of the tube 1 and engaging the exterior screw-threads 2 is a burner tip 4 of the usual construction of burner tips employed for similar purposes having a flange 5, hexagonal in shape, formed upon its lower end to facilitate the removing of the burner tip from the upper end of the tube 1. The upper portion of the tip 4,

which is rounded, asis clearly shown in the drawings, is provided with a slot 6 out Specification of LettersPatent. Patented Feb.15, 1916; Application filed me 25, 1912. Serial no. 775,696.

therein which provides an outlet for the fuel which is forced into the tube 1through the various inlets thereto.

The lower end of the tube 1 is seated ,in

the flanged portion 7 of a T-connection 8,,

and is securely held therein, by means of the external screw-threads 3 and internal screw-threads formed upon the interior of the flanged portion 7 TheT-joint 8 is di} videdintoseparate compartments 9 andlO bymeans of apartition 11 which extends diagonally across the'interior of the T-joint 8,"having a portion thereof which is sub stantially and centrally located within the T-joint 8 extending at right angles to the longitudinal linesv of the tube 1, and provided with an aperture 12 extending therein.

The aperture 12 has internal screw-threads formed thereupon which are engaged by external screw-threads formed upon the lower endof the tube or fuel pipe 14.

The tube or fuel pipe 14 passes upwardly into the tube 1; is centrally located therein and held rigidly in place by means of a web brace or support 15, which is formed on the interior of the tube 1 near the upper end of 1 the feed pipe 14. The upper endof the feed pipe 14 is reduced, as at 16, so as to increase the force with which the fuel is emitted therefrom, and extends substantially into the tube 1 two-thirds of the length of the same. The container (not shown) which holds the supply of crude oil is preferably mounted at a higher elevation than that of the burner, so that the oil or fuel will be forced through the supply pipe to the compartment 9, and upwardly through the feed pipe 14 by the force of gravity.

4 The compartment 10 is connected to a steam inlet pipe 19, as at 20. The steam inlet pipe 19 has a valve 21 of the usual construction mounted therein for regulating the inflow of the steam, and also a goose neck or' T-joint 22 connected thereto a short distance beyond the valve 21, as is shown at 23. The T-joint 22 communicates with the steam inlet pipe, and has a pipe 24 which is of a smaller diameter than the steam, inlet pipe connected to the lower end thereof. The T-joint 22 is mounted in an upright position, and the steam pipe communicates with or is connected to the :upper end of the same, while pipe 24 is connected to the.

T j oint 22 directly beneath the opening with which the steam pipe is connected. This mounting of the T-joint, the steam inlet pipe,-and the pipe 2%. in the manner that T has been heretofore described Will provide a means foretficiently carrying off or dis posing of the condensation of the steam, as

the Water-or condensation is heavier,- and will consequently separate, the Water falling downwardly into the pipe Qhand: passing out of the same to the opening in the end of the pipe 24L. The pipe 24 has a valve 26 mounted therein, so that, should it the fuel or crude oil which enters theupper portion of the tube 1 fromthe feed pipe 14;, increasing the force With Whichthefuel is forced upwardly and "out through" the slot- 6, as is -W8ll known in the construction. of

burners of this type. By extendingthe feed pipe 14 vertically into-the tubel and cansing the steam and the fuel to enter the tube 1,3 both moving in the same direction, the

mixing of the two will be greatly facilitated,

and any back pressure of the steam upon the inlet of the-fuel will be eliminated.

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In practical fields, oertainminor feature's' fi i of construction, combination'and arrange ment of parts-may necessitate alterations.

to which the patentee is entitled, provided such alterations are comprehended Withinif the scope of What is claimed.

. Whatis claimed is: v .5 y

In. an. oil burner, the combination with a T- joint;divided' into tWocomp-artments,

mlxingchamber entering the joint and com? Inunioating with one! of the compartments, an.v oil: supply] pipe. entering the opposite:

compartment and extending longitudinally 3 of the mixing. chamber and terminating termediate' the ends thereof, of :a. pipe Llead m from the compartment. communicating.

with the mixingchamber, a T-shaped-joint connected to said pipe aifiuid supply pipe. connectedto the top of said joint and (anoutlet pipe of less diameter :connected'tothe opposite end of the .T-sha'p'ed joint.

In .estimony whereof I'ia'flix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses; 1

GEORGEJ D. MORTON.

Witnesses:

, GEO. PARKER. I

J; ELIOARPENTER. 

